The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10

letter writing ingenuity to manuiac-
turs more letters, that he might black.
mail and get money. Why did he 20
to Montesgle with his hair dyed, and
with his eyebrows dyed, and with his
moustache dyed, and tell the barber
before he vent thst he wanted to fool
somebody? Why, when he got there,
did he put his hand on his pistol and
demand that Mrs. Polk should write
10 him2 Why was he 70 anxious for
a letter from Mrs. PolkP You know
it was because he wanted to wiring
money out OF the father, and he
thought the genu ne article would be
better than the counterfeit; but when
he failed t. get the genuine article, he
did not hesitate 10 manufacture the
counterfeit Now, gentlemen, about
these casual meetings. Where did
they take place? Had they been
eeea casually at house OF ill fame?
Had they been saen st house any
ways suspicious? No; though they
have tried 80 herd to trace her up to
an improper meeting, yet they
never see them together any
where bat on the public
highway-.een at Menken's dry goods
establishment, the pride OF the South,
where there is a public parlor and
where the eyes OF 500 people can rest
upon them while they are there.
And they bring witnesses here to
prove that Dalton was seen going into
.nrs. Folks house, witnesses who
CAIN that they know it was Dalton,
though only slightly acquainted with
him, and were from 100 to $50 fest of,
yet they are uncharitable enough 10
swear that they could not be mistaken,
when the law books are full of mis-
taken identity where the opportuni-
ties for recognizing were far more
favorable Now look at this letter to
Mrs. Tyus. Because she Gays that
she was being watched they try to
make it appear that che was watched
by her own family. Who was watch
ing, the mo her and the aunt? All,
says the aunt, you must not look at
Jim Tom, and the mother says you
must not speak to Jim Tom; he
is too good for you to look
at or speak to. And because she rays
she will speak to him and be his
fcend as long az che lives, because l
will talk; OF course she would talk;
who ever saw woman hat would
not talk, unless che was drunk, and
then che was would talk by signs.
Bu', poor woman, because she was
alone and wanted to talk, and
ssid she would talk, and be
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know the serpent she was befriending.
Little did she think that the man who
had to turn from home for sympathy,
aud whom she visited when he was
sick, aud went after the doctor for
him, and tried, only as virtuous
woman Is ever ready to do, to benefit
human creature little did she
think that the man whom she had
thus bsfriended would turn and sting
her to death with his SANDER
Gus, villainous and venomous tongue.
And now we will come to Miss Julia
Carrier, and when Miss Julia Carrier
was introduced into this case, we
a ked the gentlemen if they would con-
meet Mrs. Polk with Miss Julia Car
rier. Gen. Chalmers said that unless
his witness left town that he would
show that Mrs. Polk was Miss Julia
Carrier. Now, General, your witness
must have left town, because you
know that you failed to prove
that Mrs. Polk had anything to do
with Mis- Julia Carrier. And you,
Mr.. Attorney General; 1 ask you If
you were in possession Of the proof
that Mrs. Folks picture had been
shown to Mrs. White!aw, and that
she had told Gen. Chalmers that the
pictui did not favor Miss Julia Car
rier2 Then ask you, as you are coun.
sci for the prisoner as well as the State,
why did you not let tina defsnse
know of this proof and not leave it for
us to discover by accident. You tried
to show that she went there as Miss
Julia Carrier, and your own witness
knows by the picture shown her that
she is not Miss Julia Carrier, and yet
you are silent. But l leave this to
you and your conscience. ! affirm
that the sister is pure. The defend
ant believed his sister was pure. They
prove some Things that she did and
said that Russell Goodwin knew moth
ing about. Will you convict man
for something he is totally ignorant Off
The great plan Of redemption, planned
by the Supreme Maker, only holds a
man responsible for what he knows,
and / don't believe this jury will re-
quire mora. Let us look now for a
while at the man who they want this
young man hung for killing, Let us
see what society has lost by the taking
off of this young man. Let us look at
him at the barber shop. What does
he go there for? To get shaved?
No, but to get his hair BACKED
to get his eyebrows BACKED, to get
his musiachs BACKED, what for? "To
fool somebody" in the business of
fooling somebody now, what for
He goes to Monteagle. Mrs. Polk sees
him. He makes himself known. He
tries to brighten her into writing him
letter that he may use it for black
mailing purposes. What next? He
writes the most infamous letter to the
husband that was ever penned by the
hand of fiend, and under the dis.
guise Of "your friend" he tries to
make that husband believe his wifs to
be engaged in the grosssst immorali-
ties What next? Then he writes a
letter to the father, accusing him OF
the worst crimes man can be guilty
of; accusing him of ebau2hiDg the
daughter of his friend, and then telling
him to look out, that chickens come
home to Ioost. This is the man that
the Attorney General wants Goodwin
hung for killing. This ia the man tina
sister must be ruined and disgrsced
for. This is the man who you want
to hang your neighbor for. The son
of your friend, yet you want to hang
him. Bad enough to gu )presss the
testimony of your own Witnesses.
Gen. Peters Colonel, don't you
think you have gone about far enough
in this matter? l don't object to your
criticising me as an Attorney General,
but when you talk about suppressing
testimony l do object.
Gen. Ohalmers-Let him alone; I'll
reply to him, and 1 will do it very
shortly, too.
Col. Gantt-I expect you will, but
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